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t ry 4 0 SEMI-WEEKLY. ITNIOX Estab. July, 1897. j nftncHrlqpl Vph 4800 CORVALIilS, BENTON COUNTY, OEEGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1903. VOL.. IV. NO. 1 PIP ATa!3cf ths Esriy SstSlsrs! 1 of Louisiana. o BY AUSTIN C. CURDICX " 3 !& CIIAPTEIl XVIII. " -Chopart was a bo'.d, reckk-s? man, and cnii'l iin l avaricious. He h id co:uim ric es! his career as couiuiauaer at the Natchez fort by cruelty' to his ovrn men, but one or two grave -complaints made to Gov. Perier had come uijch causing Irs removal, and he let the whites be in " peace, but expended his wrath upon the poor Indians. He was now much elated, for he was sure that the beautiful village of the White Apple would socn be his, and he meant to pocket much money' in the transaction. One day he sat in his rude house, with some of his attendants about him, when a soldier demanded ad mittance. - "How now, sirrah?" he demanded, as the man entered. - "I have come with a warning," the sol dier replied. "Ha! a warning Speak out." "An old woman passed my post this morning, monsieur, and she bade me tell the French to be on their guard, for dan ger threatened them." "And from whom?" "From the Indians. They will rise and butcher us all." "Have yon spoken of this before?" "I have not." . - "Then you shall not tell it to others!" cried Chopart, in anger. "Have you not seen enough of this idle fear? What ho! without there!" At this call, two soldiers entered, who usually stood in the passage to obey the commander's call. "Take this fellow and lock him up in the prison," he ordered. "We'd soon have the red rats- down upon us if they - knew we lived in fear! They dare not offer us harm. Away with him!" And for conveying this intelligence the poor man was cast into a strong dungeon, and there kept for several days with his feet in the stocks. But this was not the only note of warn ing Chopart had. Four days afterwards, a soldier came to him and informed him that the Indians surely meditated the de struction of the fort, and of all its white Inhabitants. "Out, fool!" exclaimed Chopart, an grily. "The old hag who told 70s tlus only things to frighten us. She things that by exciting our fears she can fright- - en us into giving up otifplim of faking their Tillage of the White Apple. What! would ye show to the Indians, that we feared them? Away with such idle fool ery!" Pricked Arm. was astounded at the in fatuation of the French commander, and as a last resort she went to Chopart's lieutenant,- mna named Mace, who, she Imagined, would have some influence with his superior. But even this proved abortive. She told Mace that destruction would surely fall upon them if they did not tate some means to keep the Indians away from the fort,. But on the very next day Chopart invited all the Indians to a banquet, and pledged his friendship to them anew. .' . With a feeling of utter consternation, Pricked Arm returned to her lodge. One evening she sought White Hand's dwell Ing, for she had a faint idea Working through her mind that the French youth might have some influence in all this. She knew that he had been originally doomed to death to go and intercede face tofaee with the white man's God, but she had never yet fully known why he was spar ed. She found White Hand alone. He gazed eagerly into her face, for he was anxious to know how her-work progress- "White Hand," she said, speaking ab ruptly, "why were you spared from death when you first came here?" " "That I might marry Coqualla," replied the youth. . .. . "But was there nothing else?" asked the old woman, looking him sharply in : the face. "Why, yes," returned White Hand, peaking with some diffidence, for the real reason seemed so foolish and ridiculous to him that he almost feared he should be laughed at for speaking of it. "And what was that?" "Why, I promised to pray to the white man's God that none of the wickedness of the French might succeed, and also to tell him how basely the red men had been wronged by the invaders; for I was f that people, and they supposed that I 6hould have some influence with my Su preme Father." "That's it!" the aged princess groaned, with her hands folded across her bosom. "How?" asked the youth, in surprise. "I knew that the Great Spirit had a hand in this work. The fort at Natchez is doomed past all hope!" "No not doomed!" "It is. The last stick will be removed to-morrow, and then the blow must fall!' "To-morrow?" "No the blow falls on the day after. The fatal sticks' mark the intervening days." - "And must all fall ?T-alI all?" "All at Natchez, but not elsewhere, for the others wait yet another week, and ere that time the whites will be warned. But what noise is that? Hark! There are shouts of welcome." They both started for the door, where they were met by Stung Serpent, who caught the youth by the arm and forced him into the house again. "White Hand," he said, speaking quick ' ly and sternly, "remember your Oath, for your salvation may now depend upon It. The white men have come to carouse in the White Apple. Beware that you do not forget yourself! Shall we trust you? Mind all is well with you if you are faithful !" '- " "Fear not, my father," spoke the youth, unable to repress the trembling that seiz ed his limbs. : "Then you may conduct Coqualla to the revelry." : It was a calm, warm night, and In the tenter of the great square were built two 6rs of pitch-wood to sorve as torches, and here the white men and the red were gathered In social confab and amusement.' There were over a hundred white men , self. Louis recognized him at once as a brutal man whom h. had once seen- at New Orleans flogging an Indian girl. Most of the whites were decent looking men; but before the night had passed away, White Hand shrank away to his loJge, and as he laid his aching head upon his pillow lie drew Coqualla close to hiai, and in a sinking tone he mur mured? ' "Alas! I am ashamed" of my own peo ple. With all their advantages of birth and education with the enlightenment of ages as their heritage, they are but sav ages still!" . The next day found some dozen of the Frenchmen still at the Indian village. But the Great Sun himself, with a few of his warriors, accompanied them to the town, and there the dark monarch prom ised Chopart that, in consideration of his kindness in allowing them to remain so long in -their village, they would bring more than the quantity of corn promised. "On the morrow," he said, "we will come with our tribute of corn, double what we promised, and on the next day we shall leave the village of the White Apple." " ' "But stay," cried Chopart, "we will have one more carousal ere we part. This night you shall bring your warriors here, and we'll cheer our souls." " "Our white brother speaks kindly," re turned the Great Sun; "but will "he not be wroth at the rudeness of my people?" "No. Bring them, and we'll pledge friendship." "Thy red brother will come." "And his braves with him?" "It shall be so." And that night saw the scene of ca rousal changed to Natchez.- And there they sat the doomerand the doomed! And they pledged eternal friendship ! The white man had planned to rob- the red man of his birthright to drive him from his home, profane his temple, and plow up his fathers' graves! The red man had planned to keep his home, to main tain sacred his temple, to guardwell his fathers' graves, -and that this should be done, the invader was to be swept away! It was a strange pledge, but the white man was the first to offer it. It was after midnight when they sep arated, and the stars lighted the Natchez to their homes. When they reached their" village, the Great Sun, in company with his chiefs and nobles, went to the tem ple and entered. They approached the place where the sticks had hung, -but there were noneJhere now. The leathern thongs hung against the "wall, but there was nothing in them. "Chiefs, nobles and warriors of the once powerful Natchez, may not this be the eve of our re-awakening? The day is past the morn cometh! Shall' not the Natchez once more stand at the head of nations? To-morrow we open the path, and henceforth from that time let our enemies beware! The Great Spirit is with us, while the white man's God "has for saken him.v-What shall we f ear ? ,- Sleep now, but sleep not too soundly nor- too long. Let the sun find us ready to bid him welcome so shall we do honor to the parent "of xiur great first king!" Thus spoke the Great Sun, and as he closed, he moved slowly towards the door,, and his chiefs fallowed him; and ere long afterwards . the village of the Whits Apple was wrapped in silence; but there were two there who slept not. White Hand still prayed that tha coming death blow might not extend to his fath er,, and the wish kept sleep from his eyes. And he who watched the. sacred fire now felt his duty doubly binding, and sleep came not to him, as he still kept up his tireless vigils. CHAPTER XIX. " At an early hour the Great Sun and Stung Serpent were astir;' and when the first rays of the morning sun darted into the beautiful vale, they rested upon all the warriors of the Natchez there as sembled. Such as had pistols carefully loaded them, and hid them awaywith their hunting knives in their " bosoms. Their tomahawks were sharpened . and slnng to their belts, and all took their guns. Then each .man of the common class went and got his bag of corn, and having set it down, they commenced their war dance.- But they- made not such hide- ous noise as usual only enough to pro pitiate the Great Spirit, and make him acquainted with their intent." It "was well in the morning when they set out, and by the middle of the forenoon they reached Natchez. They entered the place dancing and singing, and straight way carried their corn to the fort. Then the red men began to separate some this way and some that. Every house had one or more visitors, according to the number of people in it. Some begged for milk, some asked to buy powder and shot, for which they promised to pay in corn at some future day. A richly stored barge lay at the pier, which had come up the day before, and on board this a'hum ber of Indians crowded. Into the-fort they crept by different ways, presenting themselves wherever there was a white man, until at length they were distribut ed wherever there was a blow to be struck.' - - " . . At length a sort of solemn stillness reigned over the devoted town, as though the death-angel had hushed all hearts. But hark! What is that horrid yell that comes from the fort a yell that makes the very blood freeze, and causes the hair to stand on end? . 1 What are. those fearful cries those maniac shouts and those despairing groans? The general assassination of the French took so little time that the execu tion of the deed and the preceding signals were almost one and the same thing. One single discharge closed, the whole affair. It cost: the Natchez only twelve men to destroy two hundred and fifty, through the fault of the commanding officer, who alone deserved the fate which, was shar ed by his unfortunate companions. Some half dozen Frenchmen escaped, as by a miracle, this general massacre, and made their way to New Orleans in safety. The women and children of the whites were mostly saved to be kept as prisoners. - " Of course the Natchez supposed that all the whites in the country were now dead. Not one of them dreamed that they had been deceived into striking a week too early. So they caroused in the town all night, and on the next morning they started for their village. They had spared two men whom they retained as prisoners, and 'who escaped from them after having served them some weeks. One was a wagoner, named Mayeux, who was kept to transport the goods of the French to the Indian Tillage; and the oth er was a tailor named Lebeau, whose ser vices they wanted . in fashioning the On the next morning, White Hand was startled by the return of the Natchez. He went out, but his heart sickened at the scene he was destined "to witness. Two hundred and fifty human heads But those who know the Indian charac ter can imagine the horrid orgies th?y might hold when fired with revenge and flushed with victory. Even the historian, who deals only with stubborn facts, lays down his prn iu silent horror whence finds himself iu the midst of Lebean's narrative of what be saw in the In.'.ian village, and bids his readers spare him the recital. White Hand crppt back to h's lolge, and Qoq'ualla fouad him there pale and faint. She bathed his temples and brow, and after a while he revived, but he dar ed not venture out. "Alas, my companion!" murmured the princess, "they make horrid pomp over their victory, but it nas cost them dear, though they realize it not now. My peo ple are now blind, but they shall awake to sense and sight and know that the best man of them all is gone!" "Coqualla?" uttered the youth, starting up. It was a mere interrogative. "My father is wounded even unto death." And as the maiden thus spoke she bowed her head and the big tears trickled down between her fingers. "When? How?" asked White Hand, forgetting for the moment the deep terror of his own soul in. the grief of his com panion. "He received a bullet in his bosom yes terday. But he,sent me for you. Come." White Hand arose and followed Co qualla from the lodge. In the center of the great square, before the temple, there was a fire kindled," bat the youth dared not look towards it. He kaew its. terri ble purpose, and with quickened steps he hurried, stopping his ears with his fingers to shut out the sounds that fell npon his ears. But fortunately, he had not. far to go. When he entered Stung Serpent's dwelling, he found the women there cry ing and yelling in despair. Upon his bed of bearskins lay Stung Serpent, breathing heavily, and ever-"and anon raising his head to listen to the sounds that came from the square. When his eyes rested upon White Hand, he beckoned the youth forward, at the same time bidding the others stand back; "Sit thee down by my side," he said, "for I have much to say to thee."J " -' Quickly the youth sat down, for he hoped he should now know some things that were only his at present by suspi cion. ...... (To be continued.) ONE WAY TO SMASH TRUSTS. How Jnpiter- Plnrins Knocked 0t a Corner in Oljmrian Nectar. The boss of high Olympus lookedup from his cup with a wry expression. ' "What's the matter, Jupe?" inquired Juno, as she dipped into the ambrosia platter. - ' ; -1 -" ' '' ' ' T "It's this nectar," replied the eminent Olympian.' "it ain't up to the standard What's the matter with It?" "In my opinion,' said Juno, as she took a spoonful of the honey of Hybla; "It's all the fault of the trust. . They have let the quality run down. And at the same time they have raised the price." ."".-. "Trust!" cried Jupiter. "What trust is that?" ' - "The Olympian Nectar trust," replied Juno. "I thought you knew all abeut it. Mercury is the president and gen eral manager, and he and Apollo are the board of directors. Mars wanted to buy In, but they wouldn't let him. They claimed he was too quarrelsome. They gave Neptune 100 shares of preferred pn condition that he'd help them Water the stock. I thought you heard of it at the time." Jupiter looked black, says the Cleve land Plain Dealer, as he pushed away from the table. "I hear of it now for the first time," he growled, and the echoes of his growl reverberated among the distant hills, "And what's more, I don't expect to hear of it again. Syndicate my nectar, will they! Why, blame their pesky hides, what do they mean by It?" '"There, there, Jupie," said Juno, in her most soothing tone, "don't get so riled. The boys didn't know how. vxed you'd feel about It." "Well, they'll soon find out! Haven't they a plant somewhere, or J some thing?" - "There it Is," said the statuesque one, as she pointed to a lower terrace. Jupiter grimly smiled. " "We won't ;have to wait for any Su preme Court decision in this case," he remarked, as he stepped to the nearest cupboard and drew out what looked to be a half-dozen metallic skyrockets. At sight of them Juno gave a little scream and put her hands over her ears. A moment later Jupiter stood by the open window and drew back his massive arm. There was a blind ing flash and a startling report, and the nectar plant on the terrace below trembled to its base. Thunderbolt fol lowed thunderbolt, and when the sixth was thrown there wasn't a vestige of the building left "There," said Jupiter, as he wiped his hands on his napkin and calmly re-H sumed his seat at the table, "I fancy that's one way of solving the trust problem. ' Pass the nightingale tongues, please." - Question of Degree. ' The philosophy of human existence was discussed In the presence of the representative of the Washington Star. "It is my opinion," remarked thefirst sage, "that a man who has a college de gree is very likely to be successful in life." . ;--lT' "True," answered the - other, fresh from the reports of the commencement exercises in the newspapers, "and it is a rule that works both ways. 'A man who Is successful In life is very likely to get a college degree." v ' . : - From Habit. Mr. Brown Good morning, Mr. Jones; how's your wife? - -Mr. Jones (who is deaf and didn't quite understand) -Very blustering and dla- , ? 1 1 Description of a Pulverizer. D. B. Shaw sends the Phio Farmer .this description of a puverizer, which he sayB will enable any one interested to make the Implement: ' The handles are seldom needed to lift the harrow, but "I found the left one struck the plow beam every once in a while when the harrow wanted to tip over too far from any, cause. For this purpose I had to brace the handles quite wide-apart (40 Inches), too far for use In corn rows, but they can be placed In or out as occasion requires, by sub fltituting another round, between the handles. Near the rear at the left is a crooked steel or Iron rod or 1 inch, bent as Indicated, to rub on bottom and Bide of furrow and fastened to harrow by going diagonally from lower outside corner to upper Inside corner, with nut to hold It. ; - ; The teeth I used were not all knife shaped like the one illustrated, yet I think it would be well to make them all of this style, as holes can then be bored perpendicular any place you find they are needed or work best, and change them very easily .with only a wrench to unscrew the nut. The holes should be large enough so they will Blip In or out easily, as they can be screwed up tight to hold them in the direction desired. This little harrow Is attached to ihe singletree of the horse in the furrow with the short chain,- so that it will harrow-the furrow turned the round before, working Just forward of the furrow being turned by the plow. This A GOOD PULVERIZER. furrow, however, may fall partially on the rear side of the harrow working in the furrow. This does no harm, but only helps to hold that point down to its place. The left upright support for the handle should be placed well for t-ward so the furrow slice will not strike it. - For those who plow " with three horses abreast and use a large-sized chilled plow with jointer, and also roll ing coulter attached, this little harrow will surely be appreciated, as it does such thorough pulverizing of each fur row as fast as plowed, Width of harrow at back end," 31 inches. Inside measure. Width between handles, 40 inches. Length of harrow, 50 Inches. Made of 2x4. scantling; crosspieces, 2x3. Bolt crosspieces on top, or notch down but little so they will not rub the ground. The hinge at front is made of a pair of strap hinges placed so that a strong bolt passing through the chain, then through " the eyes of the straps, makes a good hitch as well as hinge. If a different width for either purpose is desired, different lengthed crosspieces caa be bolted on. with holes in them for the teeth. Sotate Asrainat Insects. Rotation of crops has a beneficial effect upon the yields of grain or for age from the land. This changing of crops has an important bearing upon the Injurious Insects that infest a par ticular crop. The chinch bug, the strawberry beetle, the Colorado potato bug, . the- hesslan fly and doubtless many other-injurious Insects that at tack farm crops become much more destructive where continuous . plant ing of ajcrop In one place Is' practiced. The hesslan fly prefers to live In -the field that goes into wheat each year. The potato bug In Jhe old patch will often beat the earliest planting of po tatoes out of, the ground, and appar ently wait several days to get a bite at the first tender shoot that breaks through the ground. f . The new .potato ground will very often grow a crop wilhout the slight est injury from the bugs. '..Potato scab will live in the soil and attack the crop grown there the succeeding year. It is of ten a good plan to intro duce a new crop into the ground one season, selecting a new site for grow ing the garden products. Preventing Foot and Month Disease. '- Frequent outbreaks of . the cattle epidemic haVe occurred in Germany, and more experience has been gained than In most other sections. 4. recent authority believes that the most Im portant operations are immediate re moval of affected animals, and nutri tious dieting of animals which have been exposed. For the purpose of preventing the d?sea s susceptible animals be rendered as re slstant as possible by keeping them in a healthy and well-nourished condi tion, and that the virus of foot and mouth disease be kept attenuated or be destroyed by abundance of fresh air and direct sunlight. In other words, well-fed cows in a sunny, airy stable are less likely to take the dis ease, or, for that matter, any other disease. American Cultivator. The Improved Farm Grounds. ' It does, not necessarily mean heavy expenses and a vast deal of labor to improve the grounds around the farm home, but such Improvement would add greatly to the value of the place, to say nothing of the addition to its beauty. The first thing to be done Is to get a good lawn, the background Of the picture. Hollows should be filled In and hummocks leveled so as 4o obtain" a smooth surface, though not a flat one unless the ground Is naturally flat. If the space for the lawn has been properly seeded, all necessary to do now Is a little reseed Ing.' If, however, the lawn Is really nothing but meadow, It should be plowed up and properly seeded down, using a good lawn mixture, which can be obtained from any reputable seeds man. , This done, set one or two or even three ' ornamental trees,' such as cut-leaf birch, purple-leaf beech, or even the common rock or sugar maples. Then provide one corner of the plot for a clump of shrubs rather than dotting the shrubs over the grounds. Weigelias, altheas calycan thus, viburnum, forsythia and syringa are among the shrubs suitable for such a plot, and they are moderate in price. A border for flowering plants may be made along the walk or near the housed and in this border may be set hardy perennials or some of the flow ering annuals of which one Is fond. If this plan is too elaborate for the first season, then cOnfine the work to getting a good lawn and next year go on and add' the" other features. Three years' work of this kind will make a wonderful change" in the ap pearance c-f the. grounds, at an expense so small one will wonder why the work was not done before. Indiana polis 'News. -v-- Plowing Permanent Pastnres, The meaning of a permanent pasture to the minds of most farmers Is one that will last for an ordinary lifetime, with occasional reseedings. While there is no doubt but what this plan of re- seeding will improve many ; pastures and keep them in good shape for many years, there conies a time in the life of most of them when the weeds crowd out the grass and the pasture gradual ly goes to pieces despite the plan of re seeding. There will be bare spots no- ' tk-ed which do not seem to take kindly to even the seeds of white clover, and the application of fertilizer before re seeding does not seem to improve the situation. When this is found to be the case with any permanent nasture there ! seems to be but one thing to do, and that to plow it up and put it In the best possible condition for reseeding to blue grass or some mixture suited to the section and for permanent pasture. Sometimes this plowing may be delay ed for a time and the pasture partly rejuvenated by running over It a heavy sharp harroW and then lightly seeding all over; however, eventually the plow ing up will need to be done. : Indications of a Good Milker. Good respiration is essential to .'.a good milk flow. In making choice of a cow see that the chest is long and the ribs set far apart to give lung capacity: Large, tortuous milk veins are always present with the good milker. A dull-eyed cow seldom proves a good milk cow. A hollow back is a sign of poor breeding, or hastened maturity. The neck of a good milker is deli cate in proportion to her general Lnild, and a little out of proportion as to length. Hind quarters must be heavy and set well apart. A ; cow witu -n extra milk - flow- should be a hearty eater. A good milch cow is seldom a handsome cow. V. .Farm Notes. Be very careful and do not put fifteen larfe eggs under a hen nnless she can easily cover them. This is where many fail in early spring. Some hens should not have more than eleven. " According to the United States cen sus report, the hens of this country average 100 eggs per year. Some egg producing contests last year showed that a hen can be induced to lay 180 eggs in a year. There is a great deal of difference between what the hens are doing and what they could do. The small farmer should produce the best horses, as he is better prepared to carefully mature the two or three colts under, his care, and by Joandling them constantly they are educated to Work; but most farmers do not appreciate their advantage; they raise the scrubs and let the larger dealers raise those from which the most money is made. -The use of coal ashes has. not been recommended by agricultural chemists, but practical tests show that they -have more value than is popularly supposed, especially on heavy soils. Probably as good a use of them as can be made is to throw-them In the henhouse or the vault. Theywill absorb the, ammonia Instead of liberating It, as is the effect fM't"r'M"t"H- 1V . - -f, tl ill ill iflltllJl JT J 'V'W I 4 1 '"l" How r,e'ster .Vns Satific;l. Lester Maynard had always wished that he could hoar a real Indian war whoop, lie had played Indian with isis friends scores, of times, and their yells were sufficiently loud aud terrify ing to satisfy any ordinary boy; but Lester said that they were not "the real thing," and he wanted to know just how a genuine war-whoop sound ed. He had. never seen an Indian, but he made up his mind that If he ever did, he would ask him to give a war-whoop. When Mr. Maynard decided to take Lester with him on hts California trip almost the first thing the boy asked was, "O, papa, do you suppose we shall see any Indians and hear some war-whoops?" And this they did. While they were passing through Arizona a party of Indians boarded the train, and one of them approached Mr. Maynard and said, "Give nickel." "I wonder if he knows how to do the war-wjioop," whispered Lester, and he was delighted to hear his father say: "Give us a war-whoop and you shall have a nickel." The man made an attempt, but his voice was weak, and Lester said, dis' dainfully, "Hoh! That wasn't much. I could do better myself!" "Give nickel!" urged a big, six-foot Indian, just behind. . "If you can sound a war-whoop that will satisfy my boy, I will give you two nickels," was the reply. "Yes, we want a war-whoop!" cried out several passengers, who had en tered Into the spirit of the fun. The tail Comanche, placing a. hand cn his mouth, gave a more hideous, un earthly yell than Lester had ever imagined, at the same time diving to ward the boy in a way to make him dodge behind his father. All the pas sengers joined" in the fun and laughed heartily. They gave the Indian many nickels, but Lester was not sorry to see him leave the car. Lester had heard what he called "the real thing," and he was content. War whoops' have no further attraction for him. Youth's Companion. Yonncr Pro'ijry in St.- Lonia Pchnol. Willie Streit, who entered the prim ary class at the Humboldt school, St. Louis, in 1901, Is believed to be the smartest pupil in that city, if rapid advance - nient is any criterion. In fifteen montns Willie has completed the work mapped out for three years. Most of his study was done outside of , - school hours. , The boy is not only a bright scholar in school, but he has a Willie STnriT. wonderful alto voice. It ncver has bsen cultivated, but its range and . richness are marvel ous. At entertainments the child has been iiLniuch demand and never fails to elicit great applause. x . In manner Willfe is very quiet and modest. He' loves his teacher, and is himself admired and respected by every one. model In fact, Willie Streit is such a - boy that his friends say he will surely be president States some day. of the United Children's Paradise Is Japan. The children's paradise Is certainly to be found in Japan. Many people in the.-Land of the Rising Sun get their living solely by amusing children, jmd a profitable employment Is found in blowing soap bubbles for their delecta tion.. The miniature Insects move and flut ter; model turtles pep out tneir beads and crawl; bird, whistle, fly about and : peck the fingers; pasteboard targets, when hit, burst open and let a winged figure fly out, and queer little balls of elder pith, when dropped Into warm water, expand into the shape of flow ers, trees, men or serpents. As to the girls, their dolls are marvel ous, and are handed down through gen erations, while the waxen babies are treated with great respect, and are not knocked about or broken. There is a yearly Feast of Dolls, when the maidens show their treasures and get a new supply; while the boys have their turn -in the Feast of Flags, and receive banners, swords, ' figures of warriors, and various masculine toys. - Names of Welsh Towns. These are names of some towns in Wales, according to the London Daily Chronicle: ' Par Agahapeelalangamukalana. : Pitakandahoragollemukalapa. Dan unugahawalakadamuKalana. Malkekunelangahenedeniva. BanasalagoVlellemukalana. -. : Dodangahamuliatennahena, LInpotabeniyaknmduruyaya. Munamalagahamulakumbura. . Karendagahanulakumbura. - Karendagahamulakumbura. ; . : Manahehetahaladeniya. - - Boys Clever -with Flowers. Few boys are destitute of a sense of the artistic and many of them show a decided talent In designing and ar ranging objects of beauty.. . V "If the public schools ever add to the curriculum the making of bouquets as a fine art the boys , will r take much higher honors than the girls," lamented fjjJj Little jBtories and t Incidents that Will I Interest and tnter- tain Young Headers X ttii.f A Ji ill ill ,1m .tl i f f j j, 1 ""I" "IT l 'V lir V TT TJ1 rTTT dcr why it wns that all; the -employes in a florist's establishment, were men. Having no other explanation to fall back on I conchfileJ tliirt the preferene3 was due' to ' tUVir superior physical s:rfnj:th, but I know now. that it is because they have better taste in the arrangement of flowers. With all her supposed inherent talent in' the matter of home adornment, there Isn't one girl In a thousand who can inake a lot of flowers up Into a decent bouquet with out coaching, while, on the other hand, the boy who, cannot put theiil together In artistic style is rare." Kaiser's Manic Rine. An interesting story Is attached to a ring which the kaiser always wears on the little finger of his left hand, as a talisman against all personal danger It is said that a. toad one day hopped into the room of the wife of Elector John of BraQdenburg and, deposited a stone on her bed. The creature dis appeared, but the stone reinain'ed, and was ever afterward jealousy -guarded by theHohenzoIlerns. . Frederick the Great's father had the stone set in a ring, and this has . ever since been worn by the head of the-house. 7 Tea for the Emperor of China. The tea used in the immediate house hold of the Emperor of China is treat ed with the utmost car. - It Is raised in a garden surrounded by a wall, so that neither man nor beast. - can': get anywhere near the plants.. At the time of the harvest those collecting these leaves must abstain f rbm eating fish that their breath -may not spoil the aroma of the tea; they must bathe three times a day, and, in addition, must wear gloves while picking the tea for the Cihinese court. GAMES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. The Former Are Gregarious and the Latter Individual. One of these was "Who's afraid of the black man?" in which all the play ers but one stand on one side of the ground, with the one who is "It" on the other.' "It" calls "Who's afraid of this black man?" The crowd replies, "Pilf not," and runs for the other side. Whomever "It" catches has to join him as a catcher, and this proceeds till all are caught and transferred to the catcii- J er's side. This game is extremely : simple in organization, but it involves" ! a great deal of hard running and dodg- , ing, and so Is a splendid orit-of-door game. It is "a 'very old game. "Who's afraid of the black man?" might argue an American origin, but it is also called "Fish Swim'? and "Kimo," the latter beng probably a corruption of. some ancient word which -had a meaning suited to the game. "Black and white" "Is an extension of the same game, tbongn much more complicated. . The players take sides and stand at opposite ends of the' ground, back to back. One sida is the ."Blacks" and the other the "Whites." If "It" calls "Black" the "Blaeks" turn around and rush for the opposite goal, the "Whites" catching as many as pos sible, in transit. If "It" calls "White" the reverse takes place, and the game shows how the" mental uncertainty as uncertainty as to whether "It" will call "Black" or "White" makes reaction slow and the start difl5cult. This game is excellent to train quick thought and self-control. The love of ropekipping by little girls shows that the love of activity is inherent in every child. Girls, from their anatomical construction, cannot use their arms and shoulders for ath letic exercise as boys do. The most natural athletic development for them is through the lower ''limbs. Boys do 11?" bI?7 --"."v. oauuui cAcruiat?, uecause there is no element of competition In it. There must be some Incentive to "beat" some one in a" boy's game, but girls do not demand this element in their games at all, says a writer in the New York Tribune. They are more individual In their games, as boys are more gregarious. .Boys play marbles together; girls jlay jackstraWs alone, although there Is no reason why they could not learn to play marbles if they wanted to. ' Great Demonstration. "They say when the -great pianist played in this town the people - went wild," remarked the comedian. . "They did the same wnen I played," remarked the young lady who blows the cornet. - " "Were they demanding that you comeback?" "No; they were - demanding their money back." - Just to Oblige Him. "Oh, let me like a soldier die!" ex claimed the leading man of the barn stormers. . . "Oh, if I only had a gun!" exclaimed some one in the gallery, In a tone that savored of genuine sympathy. . . Sweet Memory. Kind Lady Why, little fellow, how did you ever get that black eye? . Urchin Well, ye see, - leddy, me' brother went away dls mornin an' he guv me that ter remember him by. 'X A Possible Obstacle. Clara "Of course,, you will be at church Easter morning." ' Alice "Yes ;unlpggtbpcoolf wnnta rt'nMmMmfw i mmi m i , . . a . . Li i - ' " t